Except for last night's outage, solid as a rock here in Pittsburgh on Comcast.

Solid as a rock only after installing an Apple Airport Express, set up as a Range Extender. This made a day and night difference for me.
I suspect that the Airport Express has a better / more sensitive / up-to-date receiver than the Tivo Premiere XL.

Thanks to suggestions on this forum, I have been able to solve all problems.

I'm sure there will be other problems in the future. Between Tivo updates and support and all of you on this forum, we will keep our Tivos running better than ever.

I have had this error many times since the last software update about 10 days ago. My internet is fine and I can connect to my other Tivo so my connections are good. Is this just a Tivo Server Prob? I am hard wired to a non green switch.

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For me, it's been about distance or interference. My Roamio is in my upstairs masters. When I had the router in my upstairs spare bedroom, I never had the c133. When I moved it to the garage, I started getting it. I moved it back to the spare bedroom, and I'm not getting it anymore.

Hmm, Is there a guaranteed uptime in the Tivo service service agreement? Sounds like DirecTV, which for me goes out everytime it rains.

Curtis

My cable goes out when a tree falls on the cable line, this (and rain problems) are much different problems than making part (non optional) of the Roamio so dependent on the internet, TiVo should have a setting for only guide data not the rest of the internet connected stuff. TiVo must have an ongoing expense in the on all the time internet connection, can't do that for free.

http://status.tivo.com is showing a partial outage on core services. They're calling a minor outage ... seems pretty major to me.

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A lot of good this did me...

All three just got the update, lost the real-time connection, bare-bones functionality, can't reboot since they are recording, can't watch because the screen keeps blacking out (sound too), and the only way I can get anything to show is by switching to another HDMI port and back, only to go black again. The HDUI Thumbs-Down, Thumbs-Up, Play, Play sequence won't even get them back up without jumping between HDMI inputs...

KMTTG just locks-up, but my network is working fine for all non-TiVo devices.

I don't have high hopes for what I'll see when they can reboot and update. Hopefully I'll at least be able to do something after they can install the update. Belly-Up bricked on all three, and can't even verify they actually are recording as the panel lights indicate.

I guess I have live by the comment I made about how TiVo users should know that software updates are "Beta Testing & Field Trials Part 2" and that's what we ought to know by now if we've been TiVo users for a significant amount of time.

Force-feed all three an update at the exact same time, during prime-time, throwing all into C133 lockdown mode... WTH TiVo?

For me, it's been about distance or interference. My Roamio is in my upstairs masters. When I had the router in my upstairs spare bedroom, I never had the c133. When I moved it to the garage, I started getting it. I moved it back to the spare bedroom, and I'm not getting it anymore.

What you are talking about is just a poor wifi solution. The roamio wifi is junk. We have iPhones and iPads with great signal but the roamio on wifi at the same spot can't maintain a quality signal. This is not surprising. Our tv and blueray have the same issues. The antennas are weak and the signal power is low.

Just use the MOCA solution and that problem goes away. The issue most people complain about is when the unit sees the internet and all other units but TiVo is reporting that the services are down. This prevents all streaming services from working since they cannot phone home to TiVo to start the streaming app.

and i didn't search the forums yet, but in a short sentence can someone tell me why do the Roamios need to have a continious connection with TiVo servers?

My old S3 connected once or twice daily and functioned properly even without internet access (to TiVo servers).

Does this mean if I were to lose connectivity wit TiVo servers, for whatever reason, I cannot view cable channels/programming or I just lose things like YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, etc ?

Thank you

Based on what I experienced last night during the C133 issues, the Roamio has real problems when the TiVo Core Services are down. I was able to watch live TV and recording but pressing the TiVo button made the screen go black and unresponsive for about 20 seconds. Other weird things happened too. Others have commented on this as well if you search a bit. I think part of the problem was the Roamio had a network connection so it was trying to communicate but not receiving a response from TiVo and freezing until a timeout occurred. It was recording the whole time, though.

I have kept a regular cable box as a backup so we can still watch live TV because I don't trust that my TiVo will always be working. When it works it is great but it is too dependent on the mothership for every little function.

and i didn't search the forums yet, but in a short sentence can someone tell me why do the Roamios need to have a continious connection with TiVo servers?

My old S3 connected once or twice daily and functioned properly even without internet access (to TiVo servers).

Does this mean if I were to lose connectivity wit TiVo servers, for whatever reason, I cannot view cable channels/programming or I just lose things like YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, etc ?

Watching live-tv and recording shouldn't be affected, as long as you're not changing things. Amazon will be affected; I think that Netflix and YouTube will depend on the type of network problem (sometimes affected, most times not?)

The main problem is doing anything with the TiVo HDUI menu system. Basically every icon you see (for a show, for instance) requires a network access. The Discovery Bar, which changes to show similar shows to what's on the screen, seems to be mostly done via network, as well as requiring many icons. Some things get cached; others aren't. I did a packet dump of the network traffic a year ago and most menu movements (simple down-arrow) in "Now Playing" required 5-7 accesses of the network (several DNS requests, possible icon downloading).

In addition, your TiVo is constantly checking to see if there is something waiting to be downloaded to it (eg, Amazon order, web video, on-line request to record something or to change season pass.) A year ago, that checking was done by sending essentially a text message every 10 seconds over the network; I haven't checked to see if that changed with the Roamio.

As long as the next C133 after the update show any improvement in the OTT (Over The Top) apps functionality, I see it as a step in the right direction.

I was just unlucky enough that all my boxes downloaded the update at the same time, then a C133 knocked them into a lockdown, plus I couldn't see/hear A/V output on my TVs, and I could just hope that once the recording lights stopped, and I could reboot them, the recordings would be there.

They were. I was just unlucky in the timing of it (prime-time), and had some high-anxiety until I could let the update fully install on the reboot. The C133 was resolved at nearly the same moment the recordings finished, so I could view the menus and everything, as I used the menus to reboot, rather than letting them sit until 2AM, when the update would install without interaction.

I've spotted a few minor annoyances, but nothing that has me gnashing my teeth.

I have some faith that TiVo will learn from this incident. On the other hand, I seem to be the only one who couldn't watch Live TV or view recordings. I'd have noticed any other reports. OTOH, some might not have been using theirs and might not have noticed what I did. Unless I'm sleeping, or away, I tend to keep my TVs on, with CNN or a music channel on.

I have had my Pro since September or so and didn't have many network problems until the past couple of weeks, but then again I've been using the network features more lately.

However, in the past couple of weeks I've been seeing frequent C13x errors saying that my network is down. The odd thing is that the network is working fine from all of my other devices, including the devices in my AV cabinet that get their internet *through* the TiVo (using the TiVo in ethernet+MoCa mode to get the network to the devices in the cabinet). So, the TiVo definitely has internet connectivity to the point where it can share it with the rest of the devices in the cabinet, but not for its own uses.

I am guessing this is due to not being able to access the TiVo servers as opposed to any general network outage, judging from the couple of pages of this thread that I browsed. If that is so, then I would think that we would all see the C13x errors around the same time as each other and that any extra errors on someone's part would be their own network's issues?

The question I have is that most people are saying that "other than that one outage the other night, I never see the network errors", but I am seeing them every other time I turn on the Roamio over the past few weeks. If it was the TiVo servers, then wouldn't more people be seeing them more often? If it was my internal network then wouldn't the other devices in my cabinet also be having network errors because they get their internet from the Roamio?

Also note that my Mini seems to have trouble seeing the Roamio when it is in its "C13x" mode. I'm guessing that part is normal if the Roamio cannot contact the mothership? Or is this saying that the Roamio isn't even able to access the LAN (even though other devices can access the LAN through it)?

I was able to watch live TV and recording but pressing the TiVo button made the screen go black and unresponsive for about 20 seconds..

I have a Premier 4, a Roamio, and Mini. I don't notice a difference in service issues between them, except when the Roamio has wifi issues.

Regarding the Black Screen when pressing the TiVo button on the remote, I get this on all my units. If I go back to live TV then back into the TiVo menu it works fine. Very annoying, but not related to the C133 error. It's some glitch in the last update I received. All units worked fine then one day they all started doing this, quite frequently, and independent of any C13x errors.

I just wanted to see if there had been a solution to the C133 error message. I've been getting the message since I purchased my tivo roamio in January. On and off, but more lately. I keep talking with the chat/phone support and they are no help. Suggestions were to restart tivo (done) and restart router. Tried and not working. This is really an annoying problem. I'd return the tivo but I think I'm passed the return date. The support person also suggested connecting the tivo to the router directly. That defeats the whole purpose of having wireless. Really annoyed. If you found a solution, I would appreciate the steps taken.

Just as a data point..... I have not had a single C133 (or ANY error, for that matter) since the "bad old days" 3-4 months ago. If it makes a difference, I am hardwired.... the Tivo sits next to the router. Never tried WiFi.

If no one else is reporting C133 errors, there may indeed be something amiss in your network or with your ISP. Or maybe there is more than one server farm and I am using a good one?

Just as a data point..... I have not had a single C133 (or ANY error, for that matter) since the "bad old days" 3-4 months ago. If it makes a difference, I am hardwired.... the Tivo sits next to the router. Never tried WiFi.

If no one else is reporting C133 errors, there may indeed be something amiss in your network or with your ISP. Or maybe there is more than one server farm and I am using a good one?

Normally the C133 error is TiVo issue with their service and not your box.

Can't agree with this.

C133 just means that the tivo can't speak to the Tivo server that it expects to be able to speak to.

In this user's case, I'd be MUCH more inclined to believe that it is his home (wireless) network that is causing the problem, since the Tivo servers seem to have been pretty stable recently (notice the lack of posts on this thread).

It could also possibly be an issue with his wifi card on his TiVo. Only way to really tell is to either try another TiVo, hard wire it or try an Ethernet style wifi adapter, like the TiVo N adapters, etc.

Sounds like you have a less than stellar wireless signal to your Tivo. Perhaps using a MOCA solution instead of using wireless.? This will give the added benefit of Ethernet in the same room as your TiVo for other devices...

Thanks for the input from everyone. Another question. Hard wiring is not an option and from reading doesn't look like a Moca would work either b/c I live in a condo building. Could wireless adapter solve problem? Hate to pay $80 for tivo adapter and doesn't solve problem. I'm a little out of my depth with this stuff.

doesn't look like a Moca would work either b/c I live in a condo building.

Why wouldn't MoCa work for your condo? I'm not techie (at all!) but the cable enters your unit somewhere and a filter would be put in place there isolating it, no? I'm not clear on the difference between that and a SFR.

I just wanted to see if there had been a solution to the C133 error message. I've been getting the message since I purchased my tivo roamio in January. On and off, but more lately. I keep talking with the chat/phone support and they are no help. Suggestions were to restart tivo (done) and restart router. Tried and not working. This is really an annoying problem. I'd return the tivo but I think I'm passed the return date. The support person also suggested connecting the tivo to the router directly. That defeats the whole purpose of having wireless. Really annoyed. If you found a solution, I would appreciate the steps taken.

My plans to upgrade all 3 of my TiVo's to Roamio's (I currently have Premier and 2 Series 2's).. has come to a screaching halt. With the C133 errors I've been receiving on a regular basis have made me rethink TiVo products in entirety now. Guess I'll have to see if there is an alternative option since TiVo doesn't seem to care any longer. They are losing market share and for good reason. Very sad to see a great company revert to a Comcast level of service.

My plans to upgrade all 3 of my TiVo's to Roamio's (I currently have Premier and 2 Series 2's).. has come to a screaching halt. With the C133 errors I've been receiving on a regular basis have made me rethink TiVo products in entirety now. Guess I'll have to see if there is an alternative option since TiVo doesn't seem to care any longer. They are losing market share and for good reason. Very sad to see a great company revert to a Comcast level of service.

Interesting. It's been quite a while since I have had any issues like that. It's been a few months I would say Usually the problem is resolved quickly. I will agree with you in part on their customer service.. But I'd rather have TiVo.